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SODA'S POV
"SO, supposedly, she has no memory at all who she is or anything else?" Two-Bit asked.
"That's what the nurse said," I sighed, "And from what I understand, her friend Marcia wants me to take care of her."
"And how does she expect you to do that, exactly?" Steve asked, annoyance filling his voice.
I shrugged. "Beats me."
I glanced back into the room and saw Cherry start to wake up. All of her Soc friends with her had left by now, and it was just us. "We should probably go check how she's doin'," Darry suggested. We all nodded and walked into her room, including Evie who was with Steve before we got the call to come.
Cherry had her hands placed against her forehead but they slowly fell down to her sides as she watched us nervously while we walked into her room and she watched us nervously every time we moved, almost like a deer caught in headlights. "Who are you all?" she asked cautiously.
Darry put his hands up in attempt to calm her nerves. "We just wanna see how you're feeling," he said gently.
She still looked unsure. "That doesn't answer my question."
Evie stood up and looked at the rest of us. "How 'bout this," she started, "I'll talk with Lucille Ball over here, alone, without you guys in the room. She's probably scared and confused right now, and a room full of guys she can't remember won't help at all. Trust me, being with someone of the same gender, is more relaxing than more than one of the opposite."
CHERRY'S POV
The guys who had walked into the room now walked out and the girl who came with them stayed in the room and sat on the edge of the bed. I leaned back, trying to distance myself from her and I swallowed nervously. I had no idea who she was but I wasn't taking any chances. I gave her a questioning look. "I'm sorry about them," she started, "they just, don't really understand how girl's minds work."
"It's… it's okay," I said quietly, still unsure of what to do.
She chuckled a bit. "I'm sorry. You're probably wondering who I am. My name's Evie."
"Hi Evie… um, can I ask you a question?"
She nodded. "Of course."
"Are we friends? Me and you, I mean."
She thought for a moment. "Honestly, we don't know each other too well, but we don't hate each other. Get what I mean?" I nodded. "Um, I'm gonna go tell the nurse you're awake. She wanted us to tell her, alright?" I nodded again and she walked out the room.
Was she just saying that or was she telling me the truth? And no one answered me yet who those guys were… am I friends with them? Am I dating any of them? Do I hate them? I thought, along with about a hundred other questions that filled my head. I was brought out of my thoughts when the nurse walked into the room, gave a smile and started to interrogate me about how I felt and everything else.
SODA'S POV
We all sat outside and waited for Evie. I thought back to how Cherry's Soc friends were gone by now, which I thought was pretty nervy. I mean, they were her friends, right? I get that Socs and Greasers have different mindsets about a lot of things, but I thought a friend was a friend. And I thought that friends always stick by each other, no matter the situation.
I remembered times when things had happened with us, and we all helped each other out. That's what friends were for. That's how it's supposed to be at least. Friends were the people that you trusted and knew would help you when you needed help, comforted you when you were upset, that kind of stuff. I guess that was another difference.
Evie came out and leaned against Steve's chair. "Poor girl is scared to death," she sighed.
"Well, that's expected right?" Ponyboy asked.
Evie shrugged. "I guess so. I dunno nothin' 'bout this doctor stuff."
Darry came back from the phone by the nurse's station. "Alright," he started, "Thankfully, when they called the cops about what happened, they found a contact book in her room and found anumber labeled house… apparently, she's been living with her best friend and her family for a while now."
I gave a confused look. "Why's that?"
"For some reason, her parents kicked her out the house a little while back. I asked her friend… Marcia, I think?... she said no one knew why her parents kicked her out except for her parents and Cherry. Supposedly, her parents left town without a trace. House is empty and on the market."
"Then why'd Marcia leave before?" Two-Bit asked.
"She said she couldn't stand to see her best friend like this. Also, her family leaves town in a week to see their family for the whole summer."
I gave another weird look. "They're still gonna leave, even with her like this? Where's she gonna stay?"
"She can stay with me," Evie spokeup, "My folks won't mind." A nurse came out of Cherry's room and asked to talk to Darry. Evie looked at me, "Soda, can I talk to ya for a sec?" I nodded and she led me around the corner to the next hallway.
"What's goin' on?" I asked.
"I should be asking you that," she answered, "Since when do you care so much about Cherry over there?"
I thought for a moment in an obvious way. "Well, let's see… she nearly killed herself, and the process, she got a concussion and amnesia!"
"Well, I get that… but I thought you still had a thing for Sandy that you wouldn't care this much about Cherry."
"Who said I had a thing for Cherry?" She gave me an unconvinced look. I sighed, "Ok, ok, maybe I do. I dunno." I thought for a moment, "Evie, can you help with somethin'?"
"Depends," she shrugged, "What do ya need help with?"
I knew what I had in mind was sneaky and pretty messed up, but I just wanted to see something. Evie said that I had feelings for Cherry, but I still had feelings for Sandy… I'm pretty sure I did at least. Either way, I knew this idea that I had would help me figure out how I felt about who. But, I could only do it with help from Evie.
I explained to her what I had in mind and her eyes widened a bit, "Soda, that's not like you at all."
I sighed, "I know, I know. I just wanna try somethin'. Please Evie, and maybe you can get Kathy and Lily on it?"
She sighed and crossed her arms. "I can get Kathy to agree, but lucky for you she can get Lily to agree. I can probably get Steve to agree, though you could too. Kathy or Lily could get Two-Bit, Lily oculd get Ponyboy, but Darry'll be hard."
"Thanks, Evie. It-"
"But don't think I agree with it! Cause even I know this is a bad idea, and that's coming from me!"
I nodded slowly, knowing she was right about the whole thing.
Ok, this story is a request. Just know that anything that happens or what happened with Cherry, I am NOT making fun of anyone who has tried to kill themselves because of depression or anything else, cause anyone who makes fun of that is pretty messed up. I'll be the first to admit that I've had struggles with how I felt about myself cause right around my birthday last year, for some reason, I was kinda depressed or something so I'm NOT making fun of anyone.
Like I said, this story is a request along with some certain things in the plot to come in later chapters. Updates may be a little slower for this cause this story is hard, considering the scenario, so suggestions for anything for this story are 100% welcome.
I hope you like this story, and don't find anything offensive. Peace from all the hippies of the world. =^-^=
